Category Archives: Florida

Key West

On Wednesday February 24th we left around 4pm to head for Key West.   We are actually going to a garden show in the Upper Keys, but we thought that if we were that far south we should also do Key West.  We stopped in Clewiston for the night.  The first few hotels had no rooms – there was a fishing tournament and Clewiston was booked up.  We finally got s room at a very old motel, but it was clean which is our main requirement.  Clewiston is small and dining options limited but we found a restaurant that was open until 9pm.  After dinner we retired for the night to get an early start in the morning.

Thursday we made it to Key West checked into our hotel and headed for Duvsl Street.  We found a restaurant, Martins, that offered 1/2 price martinis and appetizers for happy hour.  We found our niche.  I had a seaweed salad that was served in a martini glass, but silly me forgot to take a picture. 

 We walked the length of Duval street before catching to shuttle back to the hotel.

Heading home

i am sitting in the Tampa airport waiting to board for my next trip so I thought I would tell you about our last day on the last trip. My memory is sketchy and we spent a lot of time on the road heading south.  Of course we had to stop at a winery.  We saw a sign for one and turned down that road.  It did not look promising.  The property was nice, but there were no cars.  We went in and Mary the woman who did the tasting told us her father owned the farm and he used to grow tobacco.  When that crop was no longer profitable they contacted several wineries in the area and converted some of the land to grapes.  The farm is100 acres and the winery is a family run business. A couple of their wines have even won awards.  It was a very interesting and enjoyable stop.  Also the wine was quite good. 

 

We continued  south but took rural roads.  Travel was good and the scenery spectacular-the azaleas, dogwoods, tulips and annuals were all in full bloom.  Much more scenic than I-95.  The time line may be a little off but it is really just the highlights of our trip back.  When we crossed into Florida Marsha suggested we eat lunch in Fernandina Beach. Great idea!!  What a charming town.  Definitely a place to come back to.  We found a Mexican restaurant and had a pitcher of margueritas and food.

     

As I said we are waiting for our flight to Atlanta and then on to Rome.  Will keep you posted on our travels.